Oil-can.



J. W. NILSSON.

OIL GAN.

APPLOATION FILED JUNE 27, 1910.

3l ,074,8 l Patented Oct. 7, 1913.

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JOI-IN W. NILSSON, OF BALFOUR, NORTH DAKOTA.

OIL-CAN.

To @ZZ whomz' may concern Be it known that I, JOHN W. NILssoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Balfour', in the county of h/lcHenry, State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil-Cans; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to an oil can, and more particularly to the class of oil can which can be iilled Without removing the nozzle.

The primary obj ect of the invention is the provision of an oil can in which the reservoir or body thereof is constructed from flexible material, the same being held in normal shape by means of a resilient form of coiled frame whereby the said body may be compressed and expanded for the discharge of its contents, the discharge column of oil capable of being squirted any desirable distance as the occasion may require.

Another object of t-he invention is the provision of an oil can in which the body thereof is iieXible but suiiiciently stiff or rigid to retain its normal shape, the said body being reinforced by means of a yieldable element extending throughout the length and circumferential area of the body and coniined within the same so as to permit the ingress or egress of its oil contents when filling or discharging the same.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an oil can in which oil may be readily and conveniently discharged therefrom in contracted places.

fr still further object of the invention is the provision of an oil can which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and eiiicient in operation and inexpensive in manufacture.

lVith these and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, disclosing the preferred form of embodiment of the invention and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

ln the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of an oil can constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led June 27, 1910.

Patented @et 7., 1913.

Serial No. 569,057.

body of the can. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the yieldable element or eX- pansible coiled frame removed from the body of said can. Fig. et is a sectional view on the line 4--4 of Fig. 1.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by numerals 5 designates a hollow cylindrical body of the oil can, the same being preferably constructed or formed from rubber although it may be formed from other flexible material and includes a bottom section 6. The said body is thus formed in two sections the adjacent edges of which are united by a strip 7 vulcanized exteriorly to the body. rlhe division of this body permits the ready introduction of a coiled or helical expansion spring 8 the convolutions thereof at the upper end portion being` considerably decreased in size relative to the remaining convolutions so that the spring will conform to the contour or interior diameter of the body 5 throughout its entire length and retain the same in its normal shape, enabling the said body to be compressed and expanded when either filling the oil can or discharging its contents.

'lhe upper or top portion of the body 5 is slightly contracted and is provided with a head ring 9 containing a central threaded aperture or opening, the said ring 9 being secured to the top of the body 5 in any desirable manner to form a fluid tight juncture. Detachably fitted in the threaded aperture of the head 9 is a pouring spout l0 the outer discharge end thereof being slightly curved as at 11, while the inner end is formed with a threaded nipple 12 fitted into the said threaded aperture in the head 9, said head being fitted against the inner face of the body 5 and adapted to coact with an outer head 14 which also receives the threaded nipple 12 as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. At the base of the spout is an annular flange 13 which abuts against the outer face of the head 14:, to draw the head 9 in contact therewith when the said nipple is screwed into the said head so that a fluid tight joint is effected between the spout and the body.

It is obvious that when it is desired to fill the oil can or body 5 it is only necessary to -compress the said body which will create a suction within the body thus drawing oil through the spout 11 thereinto. Now When it is desired to discharge the contents of the body 5 it is necessary merely to again press upon the bottom 6 so as to Compress the body 5 toward the inner end of the spout Which will squirt oil through the latter for any desirable distance. The loil can as rwill be ohvious may be used in contracted places. Of course it is to be understood that the body 5 possesses sufficient rigidity or stiffness to maintain its normal shape when empty and when it contains oil and is compressed the spring 8 Will vserve to return the body to its natural or normal condition.

Because of the non-conductivity of'this oil can, it is apparent that it will be of much advantage in the oiling of electrical machinery.

What is claimed isz- An oil can comprising, in combination, a

flexible body having a truste-conical top portion, a coil spring disposed Within the body and having a spiral portion at its up= per end, a truste-conical plug at the upper extremity of the body, a shield member having a downwardly directed peripheral flange disposed over the upper extremity of the body7 the plug and shield being formed with cent-rally alined openings and a spout having a threaded nipple passed through the opening in the shield and threaded in the opening of the plug to clamp the extremity of the can between the inner face or'Y the flange and the periphery of the plug.

In testimony whereof, 'I alix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

' JOHN lV. NILSSON. Witnesses O. P. HnLsnTI-i, FFIE P. Hntsn'rii.

Copies of this patent may 'be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

